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Thursday, January 8, 2015

GAME DAY 41: at Moncton

A preview of tonight’s game between the
Saint John Sea Dogs and Moncton Wildcats…

When and where: Tonight at 7 p.m.,
Moncton Coliseum

TV/Radio/Webcast: None/96.1 NewSong
FM/QMJHL Live

Records: The Sea Dogs are second in the
Maritimes Division and fifth overall in the QMJHL with a record of 23-12-1-4
for 51 points. The Wildcats are first in the Maritimes, first overall in the
league and are ranked eighth in the CHL Top 10 this week with a 26-11-0-2
record for 54 points.

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off
a 6-4 loss to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan last night at Harbour Station. Spencer
Smallman had two goals while singles came from Justice Dundas and Mitchell
Dempsey. Sebastien Auger made 25 saves in the loss. The Wildcats are coming off
a 2-1 win in Cape Breton on Sunday. Jacob Sweeney and Bronson Beaton scored
while Alex Dubeau made 31 saves in the win.

2014-15 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are
1-3-0-0 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton is 3-1-0-0 against Saint
John.

Last meeting: Dec. 28 at the Moncton
Coliseum when the Wildcats defeated the Sea Dogs 6-5. Jacob Sweeney had two
goals for Moncton while singles came from Alexandre Jacob, Zack MacEwen,
Cameron Askew and Zachary Malatesta. Luke Green had two goals for Saint John
while singles came from Juraj Siska, Spencer Smallman and Mark Tremaine. Alex
Dubeau made 38 saves in the win while Sebastien Auger made 26 in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: Noah
Zilbert

Random stat: Spencer Smallman has seven
goals and three assists over his past seven games.

SJ notes: Nathan Noel leads Saint John
in scoring with 36 points in 40 games… Adam Marsh leads the team in goals with
18… Noel has a team high 23 assists… 9-10-0-1 on the road this season… 4-6 in
their last 10 games and have lost two straight… Samuel Dove-McFalls and Spencer
Smallman each have four shorthanded points, good for second in the league… after
an average performance last night, Sebastien Auger has slid to third in the league
in GAA (2.66) and into a tie for first in SV% (.913)… Marsh is eighth in rookie
scoring with 32 points… Thomas Chabot is 13th in defensemen scoring
with 25 points… 14-5-0-1 when scoring first… 16-8-1-2 against Maritimes
Division teams.

MON notes: Conor Garland leads the
Wildcats and the QMJHL in scoring with 69 points in 39 games this season… Ivan
Barbashev leads the team in goals with 22… Garland has a team and league high
48 assists… 15-3-0-1 at home this season… 9-1 in their last 10 and have won two
straight… Alex Dubeau is tied for the league lead in wins with 21… Jacob
Sweeney is fifth in defensemen scoring with 32 points… Sweeney leads all d-men
in goals with 11… 14-4-0-1 when scoring first… 20-5-0-1 against Maritimes Division
teams… averaging 4.08 goals per game, the most the league… Garland has assists
in seven straight games… have won eight straight at home.

Out of town:

Rimouski at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Wildcats on
Saturday night at 7 p.m. at Harbour Station.